north carolina baiting law.

[plottpappaw]

it is unlawful to do any of the following:
- take a bear with the use or aid of bait, which includes any salt, salt lick, grain, fruit, honey, sugar-based material or substance, animal parts or animal products.
- place processed food products as bait in any area of the state with an open bear season for taking black bears. processed food products are any food substance or flavoring that has been modified by the addition of ingredientsvor by treatment to modify its chemical composition or FORM or to enhance its aroma or taste. this includes: food products enhanced by sugar, honey, syrups, oils, salts, spices, peanut butter, grease, meat, bones, or blood; candies, pastries, gum, and sugar blocks; and extracts of such products. the prohibition against taking black bears with the use and aid of bait does not apply to the release of dogs in the vicinity of any food source that is not a processed food product. however, dogs may not be released inthe vicinity of any commercially available mineral supplement whether placed for the purpose of attracting deer or otherwise.

i felt i needed to post this to properly inform those who feel the need to want to bait. i capitalized the word form for this reason. yes corn is natural but its form has been changed from being on the stalk in the shuck out of the ground.

[plottpappaw]

a proper and legal bait would be a corn field or peanut field or any food source in its natural form. pretty much anything you plant. i hope this helps to clarify any questions and hopefully keeps individuals from getting baiting tickets. from my past experience with the wildlife in nc its not worth the time, money and consequenses to deal with them. oh yeah the laws above come from the north carolina inland fishing, hunting and trapping regulation digest effective aug 1, 2010 to july 31, 2011 page 44.

[plottpappaw]

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